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GKN Aerospace Teams With Rösler on HPT Blade Mass Finishing, Shot Blasting
The greater San Diego, California, region is a locus for the U.S. aerospace industry, offering highly qualified personnel as well as a large network of suppliers. In 2024, GKN Aerospace (Muncie, Indiana), a global manufacturer of high-performance components and systems for the aerospace industry, which supplies customers like Pratt & Whitney, General Electric and Boeing, opened an ultra-modern factory in nearby El Cajon specializing in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations for all kinds of aircraft components.
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Ultimate Longevity Center Coming Soon to The Forum Carlsbad
Ultimate Longevity Center, a wellness concept focused on health testing, personalized routines and longevity, is preparing to open at The Forum Carlsbad. According to the shopping center’s website, the business will occupy 1905 Calle Barcelona, Suite 210. Backed by entrepreneur and human biologist Gary Brecka and partnered with health...
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Longtime F&B Operator Family Embarks on First Franchising Venture with The Red Chickz
For the Shlemon family, entering the franchise business was about more than adding another restaurant to their growing portfolio. It was a chance to learn a new side of the hospitality industry, while partnering with a brand that shared a commitment to food quality and customer service. That opportunity came with The Red Chickz, a Nashville-style hot chicken concept.
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The Stand Burger Chain Opens Across From AMC in Mission Valley's New Valley Mall
A California burger chain known for letting customers build their own meal has planted its third San Diego flag in Mission Valley, opening inside the newly reimagined Valley mall across from AMC Theatres. The Stand celebrated its grand opening on Oct. 8, bringing burgers, bowls, salads and a full bar to a shopping center that has spent the past year shedding its old identity as an enclosed mall.
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Massive Japanese Lifestyle Store Draws Huge Crowds For Grand Opening In San Diego's La Jolla
San Diego's growing obsession with Japanese snacks, anime collectibles and Asian beauty products has a massive new destination, and shoppers are already lining up to get inside. Ebisu Life Store has officially opened at La Jolla Village Square, bringing thousands of imported products to a sprawling retail space that attracted enormous crowds during its grand opening celebration.
Eater
The Saddest Restaurant Closures in San Diego, Fall 2026
Tracking the loss of new and old restaurants in San Diego. In the current dining landscape, San Diego restaurants face challenges like the rising cost of goods, labor shortages, and evolving customer expectations. Everything from longtime city institutions to newer places unable to find their footing can succumb to a combination of obstacles, although San Diego restaurateurs and chefs remain resilient — just check out Eater’s hot new restaurants map for proof. This column keeps track of all the closures you may have missed.
Times of San Diego
Workers shift to ‘shovels instead of spreadsheets’ after challenge of making new affordable housing in San Diego pencil out
A piece of Father Joe’s Villages’ ambitious goal to build 2,000 affordable housing units for vulnerable San Diegans fell apart two years ago. A new construction technology has resurrected the project, which breaks ground Monday. The eight-story building at the corner of Island Avenue and 16th Street is...
Times of San Diego
Why San Diego’s Shelltown was once prime real estate for Navy officers
Realtors often say that when buying into a neighborhood, it’s all about location, location, location, and back in the day, San Diego’s Shelltown offered just that. In the early 1900s, Shelltown had a special draw for Navy officers: views of their ships in San Diego Bay and fast access to the waterfront if duty called. Its history illustrates how proximity to the waterfront helped shape a neighborhood and attracted residents whose lives were connected to the Navy.
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Logan Heights Church Breaks Ground on 43 Affordable Homes by 2028
3186 & 3190 Franklin Ave. — Approximate Site of Affordable Housing Groundbreaking. A longtime Logan Heights church just turned its own property into the foundation for 43 affordable homes. Logan Temple AME Zion Church has partnered with developer LogosFaith Development on a project called Logos Logan Legacy Place, breaking ground at 3186 and 3190 Franklin Avenue on land the church already owns.
Silicon Valley
California biotech lays off nearly all its staff after drug trial failure and 2 patient deaths
San Diego biotech Artiva Biotherapeutics is laying off about 94% of its workforce and abandoning its lead immunotherapy treatment for rheumatoid arthritis roughly five months after raising about $300 million from investors. The company said Tuesday that updated data showed its lead candidate, AlloNK — an off-the-shelf natural killer cell...
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Teresa Acosta: “Housing and Local Control Are the Challenges Facing Cities”
Latino representation in the spaces where statewide public policy is shaped has a new leader at the League of California Cities. Teresa Acosta, a Carlsbad councilmember since 2020, became president of the organization on September 25, becoming the second Latina to hold the position in the association’s 128-year history, she said during an interview with Fanny Miller, publisher of El Latino San Diego.
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KKR Pours $475M Into San Diego Life Science Campus Amid Vacancy Slump
KKR has struck a $475 million joint venture deal for a stake in one of San Diego's largest life science campuses, betting on a market that has been battered by rising vacancies and falling rents. The investment targets Campus Point, a nearly 2-million-square-foot complex in the University Town Center submarket owned by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, with tenants including major pharmaceutical and research names.
Escondido Times-Advocate
Bricks and Minifigs, a Lego store, hosts grand opening
A brand-new retailer of Lego and related products in Escondido, Bricks and Minifigs, hosted the grand opening Saturday, August 22, in the Promenade shopping center in Escondido. This popular chain for Lego collectors and enthusiasts has over 300 stores nationwide but just recently opened their first Escondido location. The new store is owned and operated by Jared Leach. The store […] The post Bricks and Minifigs, a Lego store, hosts grand opening first appeared on Escondido Times-Advocate .